Can drainer



April 3o, 1929. H. HUME f 1,110,927l

CAN DRAINER Filed Aug. 22, 1927 IN1/mon Herbe/ Hume AHURNEYS j Anotherohjootofmy invention can Whio it is heini* Patented API; y* 'A Y ,fomhmmm-z i Animation medmigursr 22, 1521. serial No My iii-vonioixfiolaiestoa mechanism for draining fluids inoinioans 'Vandals particularlyadapiod for fuso-111 `the 'ominlng industry' l13o drain fluid from Nounsalso -ooiitaining Solid i m zitter.

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Y In the drawings i Fig. l is zi plan View of ovrpoiton of :i Conveyorshowing 'the con droiiior Voi'rmy i11ve`n tion in commotion'therewith.,v

Fig. 2 1s a section thru my can dli'amor, the

n piano of section ,being indicated byline V2--2 of Fig.

disclosed in Fig. A A

The Coin dra-.mer of my lnveiitlloxiproior- Fig: 3 is a Sidoolovatiouofthe-1'11ocionis1'n ahly compi-isos Iiiofms for upseitingroans tofpermit liquid contents thereof to'odrzrin and forsubsequentlyrightingthe drinedjoans. 5 f While the V@im dromer of my lnvelitionl isespecially adapted todho Canning? indufryin gom-211ml it hasoondphiiouhiily iidvaintagoixs; `omhodirnolij; "in Connection with. tho

winning osmdi os.' V`In olio :forni of my 2111- tallied' the..

mii chfziino in am 'voui-ion, I have Y exhfilis hox G oiiho usual kindwhich coul-- promo 1i tubi@ T `ovm: which :i phil-@11W of open cams 8oro impellod by conveyor 9. At iii'- i-eivziis thi'uout its length, theconveyor is proi'omhly provided with uprights 11 which positively propelthe cans in piopor relationship. The cans are usually oonveyed withtheir open sid'esup and are confined between a poil? of rails 12 zmdf'lextendingrpmaliol to the conveyor 9.` In the particular lnstanioe Ymentioned, the cams contain` sardines together drained off fluid oflliquid-` ado-a1; unige'- clem-:moe isf provided, t

of liquid hiitjneoh 'of bale 18 also "pr Tito upper'edge.

provided with an outlet 24 which conducts the drained Huid to thedesired place.

As an upset can is advanced by the conveyor, it is righted to itsprevious upright position hy a suitable mechanism comprising` ra eain 2Gwhich conveniently is an angular plate secured to the table 7 and havinga eain Contour approximating an elongated S. The guide. 22 is preferablyextended along the table 7 so' that it is in part coextensive with thecam 2G. As the can is advanced by the conveyor, it contacts with thecani plate 2G. The upper edge of the can is rotated in a directionopposite to its upsettingr rotation and since the bottoni is in contactwith the guide 22, the can is tipped suilieiently to he f returnedgravitally to its original position resting upright on the conveyor 9.The can is then propelled iurther hy the conveyor to undergo subsequentsteps` in its treatment,

Vhile the can drainer of niy invention has been described as it isinstalled Within an exhaust box, it is not necessarily installed thereinand can be located at any Convenient point where it is desired to upsetcans to perinit their liquid contents to he drained therefrom.

I' claim: e

1. A can drainer comprising; a conveyor for cans to he drained, arotating` Wheel in the path 'of said conveyor for upsetting said cans topermit drainage, a rotating haiile parallel to said wheel and forming' achannel therewith through which said 'upset cans progress, nieans forrighting said upset cans, and ineai'is for synchronously driving saidconveyor', said Wheel, and said hali'le.

2. A can d rainer of the character described coinprisiug` 'a table, aconveyor adapted t0 `carry cans over said table, tivo Canis liXed tosaid table, one of said ealns being adapted to be engaged by the lowertace of cans being carried by said convejfor, the remaining cani beingadapted Vto be engaged by the upper 'faces oi? said cans.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

HERBERT HUME.

